Bill White

When selling your home, there are many things you can do to make potential buyers more comfortable during a showing:

• Try to leave the home during a showing, take pets with you
• Strong cooking or smoking odors can ruin a sale., Make sure your home is fresh for showing
• Tell your Agent what you enjoy about the house, the yard, and the location
• Turn on all lights prior to any showings
• Open the drapes during the day, and close them at night
• Tell your agent about any “special features” of your home

The following items are easy to overlook, but are critical to the way people perceive your home.

OUTSIDE TOUCHUPS:

Lawn:

• Mow grass,
• trim hedges,
• edging
• weed gardens
• remove/tidy belongings
• shovel walks, rake leaves etc.

Outside Of House:

• paint
• fix /wash railings, steps, screens and/or front door
• fix/wash/paint side or back door, gutters, and windows

Garage:

• tidy
• paint
• fix and wash doors and windows
• throw out garbage/recycling

INSIDE TOUCH UPS:

Hardware/Repairs:

• Repair/tighten dripping faucets, leaky toilets, broken fixtures
• Replace all burnt out light bulbs and broken switches
• Oil hinges, tighten door knobs, cabinets knobs

Cleaning:

• Dust, clean, remove clutter, vacuum, wax hardwood floors, clean windows
• Pain/repair as required
• Store as many items as possible to enhance feeling of spaciousness
• Clean outside of furnace/air conditioner, replace/clean filters
• Kitchen: Don't forget the fridge, stove, sink, clear workspaces
• Bathrooms - neat, spotless and fresh. Repair any cracked caulking
• Closets - untidy or over-crowded closets suggest inadequate storage space